Lim, the senior pastor of the Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, had made frequent humanitarian visits to North Korea on behalf of his church.

"A Canadian government delegation is now in Pyongyang, DPRK, to discuss Pastor Lim's case", AFP news agency cited Trudeau spokesman Cameron Ahmad as saying, referring to North Korea's official name.

According to his family, Lim had been to North Korea more than 100 times.

"Strategically, North Korea perhaps hopes to engender some goodwill from Canada as tensions rise", said Charles Burton, a former Canadian diplomat in China.

Tensions between North Korea and the US are on the rise, as North Korea has threatened to take punitive action against the U.S.in response to new sanctions, as well as other perceived provocations.

In a January 2016 interview with CNN in Pyongyang - his first conversation with foreign media - the Canadian said he was the sole prisoner in a labor camp, digging holes for eight hours a day, six days a week.

President Donald Trump has responded to recent threats from North Korea by pledging "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if they continue.

In response the United Nations approved further economic sanctions on North Korea on Saturday in an attempt to pressurise Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear weapons.

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